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Lindsay is a big small town of 12,643 people in Tulare County, California. It's about 15 miles from Visalia, CA and 56 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $286k and rent runs about $1k a month.
12,643people
$286kTypical home
$1,009/moRent
97° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
312Sunny days
45Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,643
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 4,340 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Fresno, CA
- 15 mi to Visalia, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $286k (≈$1,806/mo)
- Median rent $1,009/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 18.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 312 sunny days a year (199 totally clear)
- 53 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 45 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 35 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (384 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,157 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 54% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 6% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to FAT airport
- 52 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 390 ft
- 114 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 190 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 94 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 58 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tulare County: R+21 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk